JimBobDunnie
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Post by JimBobDunnie on Aug 22, 2008 0:26:12 GMT
Thought as might well make a thread for this band, considering they haven't got one as of yet.
The Preachers are a rock band from Blackwood, South Wales and consists of Lead Singer and Guitarist, James Dean Bradfield, his cousin and drummer, Sean Moore and bass guitarist Nicky Wire. Richey James Edwards, rhythm guitarist and lyric writer, was a member of the band previous however mysteriously disappeared in the 90's and has not been seen since. Hit singles of the band include 'Motorcycle Emptiness', 'Motown Junk', 'If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next' and 'Design for Life' amongst others.
I've been a fan of them for a while, and have just today seen them live in Newport. Absolute brilliance. No gimmicks, no fancy videos or anything. Just blasted out mostly their greatest hits and had the whole arena begging for more when they left. Perhaps, in my opinion, one of the most underated bands in the British rock scene today.
Your thoughts on this band?
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Post by Halstead on Aug 22, 2008 10:31:42 GMT
I used to recall many of songs in the 90s but the video for "If you tolerate this then your children will be next" used to sh*t scare me back then with the faceless children clapping to a rhythm.
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Jim Prower
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Post by Jim Prower on Sept 7, 2008 1:28:19 GMT
Fun Fact: The song "Everything Must Go" was remixed by the Chemical Bros. for the North American release of the original Gran Tursimo game. The remix is so heavy, though, that the song is almost unrecognizable. I have both, I should know.
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Post by richard on Jul 28, 2009 21:09:04 GMT
Well one of the main aspects that first drew to the Manics was their ability to combine such intellect in regards to lyrical content, politics and philosophy (Nicky and Richey (particually the latter) with such outstanding musicianship, courtesy of James and Sean and having that hint of glamour to top it off with. Also of the fact they had come from the most humble of social backgrounds. To me that was always going to be a winner!.
The first four albums were brilliant. 'Everything Must Go' and of course 'The Holy Bible' were arguably the most outstanding. Anything afterwards was always a little bit hit and miss but this latest album of theres, which is consists entirely of lyrics that were handed to them by Richey before his disappearance, is undoubtfully the best thing they have done in ages.
Also for a better understanding of the Manics and the individual members of the band one book I would strongly recommend is 'Everything', a biography of them written by Simon Price. It gives a good insight into the bands history, agenda and its members, notably a detailed anaylisis of the mindset of Richey himself. One thing I should warn about though, is the book is quite hard to come by. You're best bet is looking it up online.
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